Envelop.



J. A. GHEAPE.

ENVELOP.

APPLICATION FILED OUT-19, 1907.

Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

uvenfoz JOHN ALBERT OHEAPE, OF OHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA.

ENVELOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Oct. 27, 1908.

Application filed October 19, 1907. Serial No. 398,273.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN ALBERT OHEAPE, a subject of Great Britain,residing at Charlottesville, in the county of Albemarle and State ofVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Envelops,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in envelops, and the object is toprovide means for sealing the same whereby the envelop will appear to besealed, but which can be 1 1 pened by simply giving the flap a slight puAnother object is that by the use of such a sealing attachment mattercan be mailed at the rate of one cent, and the envelop will appear to besealed.

The invention relates to certain novel features of construction andcombinations of parts which will be hereinafter described and pointedout in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view showing the inventionapplied to the flap of the envelop; Fig. 2 is a view showing the envelopclosed, and Fig. 3 is a modification.

A represents the body of the envelop, and 1 the usual primary flap, and2 is the mu cilage, which is placed on the flap a short distance fromthe edge of the flap, so that it will not, when moistened, stick to thebody portion of the envelop.

An inner auxiliary or secondary flap 3 is preferably secured, and I haveshown it applied with mucilage, to the flap 1 just above the foldingedge of the flap, as at 4:, and the remaining portion of the flapextends down into the envelop below the edge of the envelop or the Vshaped cut-a-way portion.

hen it is desired to use this envelop, the matterto be mailed is placedtherein, and the flap 3 is placed over it and between the mail matterand the back side of the envelop, and then the flap 1 is folded over andthe mucilage 2 moistened, which will adhere to the flap 3, and theenvelop will be given the appearance of being sealed.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3 the mucilage 2 is placed on the flap1 of the envelop the same as in Figs. 1 and 2, but the flap 3 instead ofbeing secured to the flap 1 is merely inserted in the envelop after themail matter has been inserted, placing the lap between the mail matterand the back side of the envelop, and then the flap 1 is folded over andthe mucilage 2 moistened, which will stick to the flap 3 and give theenvelop the appearance of being sealed, and at the same time preventingthe mail matter from being lost or from coming out of the envelop.

It will be seen from the foregoing that I have provided a very simpleand eliicient means for sealing an envelop whereby the mail matter canbe held therein and which can be placed on the market at a very smallcost, and advertising matter can be mailed at the rate of one cent.

It is evident that slight changes might be made in the form andarrangement of the parts described without departing from the spirit andscope of my invention, and hence I do not wish to limit myself to theexact construction herein set forth, but

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is As an article of manufacture, an envelophaving the usual flap and provided with a flexible auxiliary flapadapted to be inserted in the envelop and cover that portion of theinterior of the envelop usually exposed between the upper edge of theback and the connecting line of the flap with the envelop, and the mainflap provided with adhesive material at a point to adhere to theauxiliary flap when closed and not to the envelop, whereby saidauxiliary flap is removed from the envelop with the main flap.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two-witnesses.

JOHN ALBERT OHEAPE.

Witnesses:

MELVINA S. OHEAPE, VVILLIAM F. LONG.

